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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Shoreditch 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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| Work Done, 1932 | DISTRICTS | Totals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Premises, throughout | 39 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 152 |
| „ partially | 133 | 152 | 140 | 359 | 275 | 197 | 211 | 165 | 115 | 180 | 1,927 |
| „ total rooms | 389 | 387 | 337 | 669 | 853 | 546 | 602 | 387 | 290 | 471 | 4,931 |
| Verminous rooms | 1 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 2 | ... | 19 | 123 |
| „ premises | 1 | 11 | 20 | 20 | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 12 | 72 | |
| Premises, generally repaired | 77 | 235 | 232 | 440 | 456 | 250 | 269 | 269 | 161 | 348 | 2,737 |
| Light and Ventilation | ... | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 28 |
| Roofs, gutters, rain-water pipes | 42 | 183 | 139 | 382 | 354 | 148 | 165 | 176 | 128 | 270 | 1,987 |
| Overcrowding | 8 | 8 | 16 | 112 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 2 | ... | 198 |
| Water re-instated | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 55 |
| Drains, new | 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| „ re-constructed | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ... | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 53 |
| „ improved or repaired | 9 | 16 | 14 | 51 | 22 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 30 | 209 |
| „ obstructions removed | 8 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 16 | 24 | 189 |
| Soil, vent pipes repaired | 2 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 86 |
| W.C.'s— | |||||||||||
| New | 35 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 132 |
| Improved or repaired | 33 | 96 | 59 | 131 | 98 | 50 | 109 | 71 | 55 | 97 | 799 |
| Obstructions removed | 9 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 161 |
| Sinks, improved | 16 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 137 |
| „ traps provided | ... | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ... | 5 | ... | 7 | 3 | 32 |
| Floors, paving repaired | ... | 39 | 13 | 103 | 61 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 16 | 35 | 355 |
| Cleansed or limewashed | 78 | 1 | 26 | 259 | 156 | 63 | 55 | 61 | 15 | 52 | 766 |
| Improved or repaired | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
| Dustbins provided | 12 | 27 | 65 | 109 | 80 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 51 | 36 | 504 |
| Ashpits improved or repaired | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 |
| „ abolished | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Accumulations removed | 7 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 156 |
| Urinals cleansed or repaired | 1 | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 11 |
| Animals removed | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 11 |